Protector for apiarists



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Patented May 13, 1924.

VICTOR MONROE JOHNSON, OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

PROTECTOR FOR APIARISTS.

Application led February 24, 1923. Serial No. 620,991.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VICTOR M. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Greenville, in the county of Washington and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved Protector for Apiarists, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to means to protect a person against the attack of insects and more particularly relates to an article for the indicated purpose especially adapted for use by apiarists.

The general object of my invention is to provide a protector including a garment and head screen in which the garment will afford an ample ventilation to make it suitable for wear for long periods in very hot weather as well as to provide on the garment a collar adapted to coact with a hat in a manner to maintain the head screen away from the face of the wearer of the protector.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is 'a front view of a protector embodying my invention showing the same as worn;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section through the protector in a plane indicated by the line 2 2, Figure 1.

ln carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example a garment is provided comprising a body 1() having a skirt 11 integral therewith. Integral also with the body 10 are sleeves 12 formed by extensions of the material forming the body 10 so that the body, skirt and sleeves are in one, which economizes labor in the making of the garment and permits of the garment being made with ample ventilation for working with comfort in hot weather. The neck opening is provided with a laterally extending collar 14 which extends out over the shoulders and over the back and the front of the garment. The collar 14 is made with sutlicient stiffness and stability to maintain its form projecting laterally outward from the neck opening a substantial distance. The stiifening of the collar 14 may be effected by any suitable means such as rows of stitching 20 extending about the collar.

Netting 15 is secured to the collar 14 by cluding the bees from entrance beneath the netting. At the upper end the netting 15 is provided with an opening defined by a band 17 of tape or elastic material and said band 17 is sewed about the brim 18 of a suitable hat 19 preferably of straw for lightness. 65

rIhe described arrangement of the netting 15 maintains the same away from the face of the wearer when the protector is worn, the collar 14 being materially effective for the purpose as it is of a size to extend beyond.

the hat brim 18 so that the netting is of tubular form and iares downwardly from the hat brim 18 to the collar 14.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A protector of the class described com prising a garment having a body and skirt portion; together with sleeves integral with the body, said body having a low-cut neck, and a collar on said garment extending laterally outward from the neck opening and having sulficient stability to maintain its laterally disposed form, said collar adapted for the attachment of a head protecting netting.

2. A protector of the class described including a garment, a collar thereon extending laterally outward from the neck opening beyond the body of the garment, a tubular netting secured at its lower end to said collar, and means at the top of said netting to support the same on the head of the wearer.

3. A protector of the class described including a garment, a collar thereon extending laterally outward from the neck opening beyond the body of the garment, said collar having stability to maintain its outwardly projecting position, a tubular netting secured at its lower end to said collar and rising from the edge thereof, said netting tapering toward the top, and means to support the upper end of the netting on the upper end of said netting is secured, said head of the wearer. y collar projecting in permanent st form 4. A protector of the class described nbeyond the hat frame so that the netting, l0 oludng a garment, a collar thereon eXtendwhen the protector is Worn, flares down- 5 ing laterally outward from the neck openwardly from the hat to Said collar.

ing, a tubular netting seouerd at its lower end to said collar, and a hat to which the VICTOR MONROE JOHNSON. 

